Telegram-herald., 1887-10-09


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hAelt 0f assaasiax 70 be oo'sl1~ AA1 1pas
eea8snt a 9na <oysfnmsnt, ios ne R@f-
pose 81 .iamnlas Il
Esery man "a part Of h-s country. Ia
tbs aepa6llc. and there Is no dodx as TIE
nns shame, nams OF rsspoasioints =
citizen ol ths Uailsa states means part o.
/ tae altsi states. whether hs has a 1901 %
.aad or doi!af ia ais pocksi. Ias f'ss.'
Gent has bit one vote. aad tie hoa-eaffisf
has the sane. Vsndsfosit. 81 the Pols'
ssanas sids Dy-sids win his yslet-aaa 'na'
| whether be be white Or BLACK
OI osasse. since ths very birth Of tne IA
tion thsrs have been rings and eiiquss. Afi'-
| tostaue combinations and partisan con
spiraeiss. bus these all belong to the peo-
pls-ass made gp from the rsnks. our
| fundamental law knows no despot, boss
nor constitutional. self-ordsined lsadef II
there ss political kings or conelaves IN this
lsad ws. the people. are to blame. not oui
institutions.
what i the Government WAY, It II
administration following standardization
elected by the people from the people an
acting undes the Constitution and th'
AVS. There never vas a greater or mof'
dangerous fAIlAcy than the ignorant a.
sumption that this RepubJ, IS made np o
is land and a ruling power At Washington
Oux territory IS simply the foundation wall
upon which the Government Is built l
il the great inland .sea, whereon sails th
old ship OF State and we. the people, max
the captain and lrosn the crew.
And yet. there are men 80 benisoted
doxmstlc and self-righteous, that they pre-
J tend to stand on a mountain peak, oatsla
,, of the Republic, and hguratively hui
. snathemas and stones. They grumbl'
croak. ieer, dsnounce. siander and pis
wa,h-their-hands ofs government In whie
they own. with every other citizen, snare
and share. And these ostside, lofty critic
would thus shirk their responsibility in tn
management OF the nation, even going
far As to refuse To VOC u ineddle with poll
tics. because Of their corruption aud 70
: existence OF unholy ringsl
such men should read those sublime line
e OF Sir Walter Scott. beginning
/ .Bres,hes there man with soui 50 dead,
| Who never % himself h1 said,
Y | This "a my own, my native lane
Again We ask: What is this Governmen
! "A nation IL is the peopleof the RepuolI
/ you. SIR. and me. and every other ma
We form the national family, and al
: equally bound to contribute to It's homo
: guidance. protection and support. Ever
, citizen is sailor on tha, old ship of Stat
Il and he who msilnies deserves 10 ne hdr
10 the yard-arun And il 10 Just as mean
v be mad or SICK. because Of foul wealth
;; and bad storms.
= The United states hss broad territof
i bat that Is not a. all the Government.
y We transformed our republic into an Anne
lean empire (which God forbid.l the lar
: We occupy would remain the same. y
v DO our Declaration OF Independence sr
e the Constitution and laws constitute {
y Government. any more than to proclaim
/, form. We, the people. represent the natio
81 It's honor. its power. its glory and desiii
"a are ours. We can turn it into kingdom
revolutionize aud destroy 1t, Il is we W
- make the President and the Congress. a
a- We uaks them out OF ourselves. When '
Of sienounce the Government we dsnoun
IN ourselves. To honor. dignity. help, guie
N cherish aud perpetuAte il is seIfgiory a
e emulation. And such vas Lincoin's not
- - and sublime sentiment when he said
government of the people. by the peop
Or and for the people
. We make an administration every 70
years. The President and bis Cabinet, e
at the Congress, are our hired officials.
select and employ them tor a single ter
~ They boss Uncle Sans farm tor Us and
paid out Of the POCKETS of the people.
make them and can hang them-on su
-. cient provocationi Wha. are the success
n managers OF this Government bat our p'
\. Tic ssrvants2 AID IL they fail to "ot
1d their masters. 10 quote q scriptdral
w Junction.. al ~ have to do is to pay
- and discharge them-kick them out,
such a vigorous course be indicated.
II would be tyrsnls and money kings.
ll- corporations. dare 70 usurP power, are
- not overwhelmingly in the majority to
10 poss thsm' The masses can rule. and u
~ are cowarcs and imbeciles. that i We a
W 10 let an sristoCrotlc. Scheming minor
lsad them ~ by the nose.
We. the people. make our caucusss I
conventions Shall We not dictate in "a
tribunals or must We be controlled 1
,v bullied 5ys ftw ringitss-then 90 OF |
at on the fsnce. and storm and cryg
On Fsx rreHH. tor ~. = the national mo